WHEN Haryana, or what was then known as South
Punjab, was made a separate State on November 1, 1966, it hardly had anything
going for it. The basic amenities-drinking water, electricity and roads-were
scarce. Over 80 per cent of its 6,841 villages were living in the dark. They
had no access to potable drinking water and still drew their intake out of
wells. The connectivity was poor with cycle, tonga and bullock cart being used
for ferrying people. The number of people owning tractors in villages was rare.
In cities, people travelled in private buses.
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